Step 7: Extreme lightening.

Step 8: Suggestions?

Feel free to comment or message me suggestions for further pack lightening. In no way does this comprise all of my backpacking knowledge. (which is s...

Step 3: Leave it home:

Pretty much a common sense thing here, if you don't need it, don't take it. If you have carried it in the past and you haven't needed it, or could get by without it, you can leave it home. If it's a luxury, consider if it's worth it's weight. Like the fuzzy purple bathrobe pictured above, do you really need it?